KINGWOOD – The Mountaineer statue, standing in front of the West Virginia University Mountainlair, will celebrate 50 years in October. Then-Gov. Arch Moore officially dedicated the statue in October 1971. […]
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Feb. 21 letters to the editor
Public being shut out of W.Va. lawmaking The 2021 legislative session is underway, and after a few days, I am alarmed. While I support alterations in protocols to maintain public […]
Guest essay: Say no to an intermediate court of appeals
by Eric Hayhurst Once again, many West Virginia legislators want to create an intermediate court of appeals in the state. West Virginia simply does not need an intermediate court of […]
Guest essay: Closing coal plants: Booming business but consumer disaster
by Syd S. Peng If you think the accelerating pivot to renewable energy is all about cleaning up, think again. An increasing number of utilities are under mounting pressure from […]
Coronavirus may not be able to mutate beyond control
by Faye Flam It’s been about a year since the early coronavirus alarms were raised, and despite a decline in infections, new fears are rising up. New COVID-19 variants are […]
Schools need help to reopen
by Victoria Jackson The COVID-19 relief bill being considered by Congress would provide schools with $130 billion in new flexible funds, the largest one-time federal investment in K-12 education in […]
How does the stock market work?
Recently, Reddit made national news. A group of Redditors got together and decided they would buy stocks from GameStop, a company that sells things related to video games. The stock […]
Prepare for Takeoff
BY ALDONA BIRD Newsroom@DominionPostWV With the exciting success of NASA’s rover Perseverance landing on Mars this past week, this is the perfect time to engage (with or without kids) in some […]
Thrasher Group employee moving industry diversity forward
Newsroom@DominionPost.com The Thrasher Group’s Vice President of Finance, Lauren Lint, was accepted as a member of Zweig Group’s 2021 ElevateHer™ cohort. This group brings together leaders who are committed to […]
WVU confirms U.K. variant detected in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University confirmed three cases of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 have been detected in the Morgantown area — two are WVU students. Genetic sequencing of samples from […]
